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Case Reports
. 2019 Apr 23;11(4):e4528.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.4528.

Chronic Urticaria Associated with Helicobacter pylori

Rajesh Essrani  1 , Matthew Sullivan  2 , Hiral Shah  2
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Case Reports

Chronic Urticaria Associated with Helicobacter pylori

Rajesh Essrani et al. Cureus. .

Abstract

A 31-year-old male presented with a complaint of chronic pruritus with diffuse urticarial wheals for the past seven months. He underwent extensive workup and was found to have positive Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) stool antigen test. He was treated with bismuth subsalicylate, metronidazole, tetracycline, and omeprazole for two weeks. Pruritus and urticarial wheals disappeared in four weeks after therapy was started.

Keywords: bismuth subsalicylate; chronic urticaria; helicobacter pylori; metronidazole; omeprazole; tetracycline.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1. Urticarial wheals on the back
Figure 2
Figure 2. Disappearance of urticarial wheals after treatment
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